Voices from the Trail
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Learn about the Maine Mountain Collaborative
The most important thing about the Northern Forest Canoe Trail may not the trail itself but the landscape through which it traverses. The entire region is an American gem, and the NFCT not only connects us to the landscape but…
Macfarlane attempts east-to-west thru paddle
Vermont resident Peter Macfarlane is attempting his second Northern Forest Canoe Trail thru-paddle this spring. Except this time, he’s doing it from east to west. Peter first paddled the entire trail in 28 days in 2013, using a cedar strip…
Profile: Landscape photographer Brendan Wiltse
Below is a Q&A with landscape photographer Brendan Wiltse, who lives in the Adirondacks. Wiltse’s photography of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail will be featured on our Instagram account in March. Tell us about your background? My day job is…
Winter Mission: Scouting A New Portage For Spencer Lake Dam
One of the fun things about winter site visits is seeing the NFCT in an entirely different way. So on Valentines Day, it was a real treat to join Thomas Coleman, a forester from Landvest, to fly into Maine’s Spencer…
Circumstance of Adventure
“Camaraderie, one-ness with the real things in this world, flow, the opportunity to push my limits.” These are words my friend Kaj Bune uses to describe the motivations behind his passion for outdoor adventures. Roots Rated interviewed Kaj and describes him…
Brown and Heintz join NFCT board
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail welcomed two new board members at its December 2017 meeting. Below are their bios. Dan Brown, Middlebury, VT In his first career, Dan served as a US Navy aviator. In his second career, he decided…
Field Coordinator
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is seeking a Field Coordinator for the summer 2022 season. The field coordinator will work with three Stewardship Interns and community volunteers to complete a variety of river access, campsite, and portage trail development projects…
Photos from beautiful Saguenay Fjord
A brief visit to Saguenay Fjord this summer left me wanting to return to this beautiful area with a canoe or kayak. During our visit, we spent a day hiking on Les Caps Trail in the Baie Eternite Sector of…
Tribute to a Friend and Volunteer: Lisa Dyslin
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail community suffered a great loss recently. Lisa Dyslin, a longtime supporter of the trail and the mother of our Adopt-a-Segment program, passed away on January 28. Lisa lived in Wilmington, New York, with her husband…
Update from the Androscoggin
By Phoebe Backler New Hampshire Outreach Coordinator With summer in full swing, the Androscoggin River Committee (ARC) River Runner Interns are busy greeting paddlers at popular access points on the northern Androscoggin River. Interns are tasked with sharing ARC’s River Code…